无偿献血

無償獻血

wúcháng xiànxuè

verb

Meanings

1 to donate blood (without compensation)
2 voluntary blood donation

Characters

compensate, repay

Examples

他每年都参加无偿献血。

Tā měinián dōu cānjiā wúcháng xiànxuè.

He participates in voluntary blood donation every year.

无偿献血是一种高尚的行为。

Wúcháng xiànxuè shì yī zhǒng gāoshàng de xíngwéi.

Voluntary blood donation is a noble act.

Tips

culture

China banned paid blood donation in 1998 after a 1990s blood-selling scandal in Henan spread HIV among rural donors. Since then, all legal blood supply comes from 无偿献血 — a major public health campaign.

Stroke Order

无 wú

偿 cháng

献 xiàn

血 xuè